What If?: The World's Foremost Military Historians Imagine what Might Have Been : Essays, Volume 1Historians and philosophers alike have pondered the crucial turning points of history -- events that forever altered the course of civilization, and set the stage for the world in which we live today. In these essays, some of the most respected minds of our time ask the question "What If..". -- George Washington had never made his miraculous escape from the British on Long Island in the dawn of August 29, 1776? -- A Confederate aide hadn't accidentally lost General Robert E. Lee's plans for invading the North? -- Alexander the Great had been slain in battle, instead of saved at the last instant by a loyal bodyguard? -- The Allied invasion on D-Day had failed? -- The Mongols had succeeded in conquering Europe? Both fascinating and frightening, What If? offers in-depth reflections on the monumental events of the past, and amazing speculations as to what our world might be like had things gone differently in that one singular moment in time. |
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Review: What If? The World's Foremost Historians Imagine What Might Have Been (What If #1)
Avis d'utilisateur - Denise - GoodreadsAn intriguing collection of essays by military historians imagining in sometimes scarily believable detail how differently the course of history might have gone had one single detail been changed ... Consulter l'avis complet
Review: What If? The World's Foremost Historians Imagine What Might Have Been (What If #1)
Avis d'utilisateur - Alexander Rossino - GoodreadsNot a bad collection of essays by any means. I read selectively through the subjects. There's no need to read lineally given that each is self-contained. Some of the scenarios posed stretched ... Consulter l'avis complet
Table des matières
Infectious Alternatives William H McNeill | 1 |
No Glory That Was Greece Victor Davis Hanson | 15 |
Conquest Denied Josiah Ober | 37 |
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What If?: The World's Foremost Military Historians Imagine what Might Have ... Robert Cowley,Stephen E. Ambrose Aucun aperçu disponible - 2000 |
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